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Just had the same problem with my 2017. I just pulled off the plastic piece of trim around the lock mechanism. Then tried some WD40 and hit the lock button a bunch of times. I also actuated a the levers with my fingers to work in the WD40. Has worked well since. Good luck!

Hi Torklift, did you finish the new undercover design? I'm about to place an order for the 1.25" version for a late 2017 post refresh.

I'm a huge fan of the concept truck, but I think the design feature that worries me most is the "un-sprung" electric drive units. They are not cushioned from road vibration by the suspension. They are hard mounted to rigid axles, which I presume are half-shafts to allow the independent drive...

I also have not yet received the update. MS60 with AP2 delivered 1/16/2017. Fingers crossed for something soon.

Here is the exponential curve and data I was referring to for my MS60 classic.

Would someone be willing to compare their new software S60 limited to this curve? The equation that matches my supercharging time for the classic S60 is time(hours)=0.28*{ exp(rates_miles_end/120)-exp(rates_miles_start/120) }. It fits nearly perfectly for a warm battery with when...

One of the most important elements of sustainable transport in my opinion is that the vehicle does not need thrown away after ~12 years. The world doesn't have the endless resources for that. Up here in the snow belt, many vehicles made ~12 years ago have rotted through body panels and an...

Also confirmed the 8mm X 1.25 thread is the exact fit. Range is optimized with tree pointing rearward as with getting it through doorways :smile:

Thanks Loganss for pioneering the way here. Just changed my non-tech MS60 (S11063) halogens. In a pinch I had to buy NAPA version LMP 9005's (high beam), which are made in china as opposed to the OEMs phillips bulbs made in Germany. Tesla uses the high beam spec bulb and does 2-levels of...

The bearings, reduction gear, and differential gear may see some slight wear. There is little oil film separation available at very low speed to prevent wear of the metal surfaces. Bearings and gears operate without wear when entrainment velocity (think hydroplaning on a micro-scale) is high...

If you hop right into the 70D after a p85d, yes huge diff. However, that's not a "need" issue. I used to have a Saturn Sky turbo (5.5s car), and the MS 60 feels light years faster. You can get a good idea how fast 50-80 will be from the Tesla Model S 60 kWh vs Tesla Model S 85 kWh Performance...

Any passengers I've had simply can't believe the acceleration. Passing is unbelievable, almost stupidly fast, compared to ICE's. I'm an MS60 owner with 45,000 miles, and I would buy the 70D over the 85D even if money was no object due to a number of factors, including efficiency. Coming...

Shelbri is correct. HB6820 is still not passed =( HB6820 which passed today was just the dealers getting more protection from manufacturers from what I can tell. Sorry to spread confusion.

If I read this right, it passed through the senate today! The site shows "senate passed" in the list of action on 6/3/2015. (C G A)

Your caption from the release notes range assurance section actually says turn-by-turn guidance, does it not? Is there some other evidence I'm missing? Without turn-by-turn guidance, running out of charge seems very possible which is not inline with Elon's claim on solving range anxiety. The...

The full Antoine St. Exupery quote seems analogous to the purpose of the Model S. "If you want to build a flotilla of ships,you don't sit around talking about carpentry.No, you need to set people's souls ablazewith visions of exploring distant shores." Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf are like talking...

Range assurance is not excluded, and essential features of range assurance include turn-by-turn guidance to the charging station of choice and estimated range on arrival. That said, it would have very limited usefulness unless the warning appears prior to heading out for the next supercharge...

Every fence sitter who takes a ride in our Tesla's will be further convinced to go electric when they see the trip planning feature that is now included for free, and how little time it takes to charge on a long trip. Punch in an address to their summer vacation home, or winter ski area, and...

Below is the CT law currently preventing Tesla from selling and being manufacturer simultaneously. There are obviously no Tesla Dealers being protected by this law! If the law were changed to say no person, firm, or corporation licensed as a manufacturer in accordance with the provisions of...

I'll try to support the event. Cuts into work schedule a bit though. I posted this fall after an event at the capital building sponsored by the Connecticut Auto Retailers Association (excerpt below). I was really alarmed by the pro dealer language in the meeting. Complete lack of mention of...

This location was completely out of service last Friday night (1/30/15), and 7/8 spots ICE'd out to boot. I stopped for Trader Joe's, and thankfully didn't absolutely need a charge. I ended up providing my home charger to a Long Island resident on his way home from VT (not as quick but better...

For my one year old's b-day I was able to fit six 8ft tables and 48 folding chairs in one trip (eight in the frunk). Yes, I did some math and estimated the weight to be in the 'ballpark' of the car's rating, and I was going slow. I'm sort of trying to demonstrate that people can replace their...

I use the frunk a great deal having a 1.5yo in the household. In my frunk lives a full size three wheel baby stroller (quinny buzz) which keeps it from rolling around and taking up the rear trunk. Not shown in the picture is the toddler seat which can attach to the stroller and the entire...

You have to laugh a bit at how in a thread titled "energy consumption" we wandered to range, snow tires, superchargers, electricians. Seriously though, anyone see improvements over my numbers from this winter? My study was last winter, and I'm curious if software or hardware updates have...

The West Farms mall supercharger appears fully functional! Just confirmed nearly 100 kW on my 60 kWh at the beginning of charge. I was the only one in the charging stalls, with the exception of 3 ICE's who spilled over from the holiday mall shopper. Better than Black friday when all 8 stalls...

Daylight pano shot from today (10/19/14). West Farms Mall West Hartford, CT.

More West Farms Mall photos for fueling our excitement. This is the West Hartford, CT location tucked away behind a Red Robbin. Within 1 minute walk is a D'angelos and Trader Joe's. 5 minute walk across the street to the mall where there is a nice P.F. Changs restaurant. Shouldn't see much...

I'm also a 60KWh owner who opted to enable after the supercharger network started to look more promising here in the Northeast. I had similar spreadsheets and the ICE back-up plan. Kindly Tesla ran a special at the end of 2013 for 60KWh owners to retro upgrade for the original $2000. Who...

This is a call to arms for owners and electric car proponents in CT. Let's get Tesla's in front of the young progressive minds at UCONN. Until the law is changed, Tesla can't bring their own vehicles, and the young minds at UCONN will be uninspired by more Leaf's, Kia Soles, and BMW I3s (or...

Wow, that's a great idea! I love northern Europe, and we live halfway between Boston and NYC. We are within reach of the I-95 supercharger network. Only problem is the timing is off a little. I have a couple extra weeks vacation, but my wife does not. We discussed me and my 1yo doing the...

I'm looking for a few fellow Telsa owners to join me in buying a parking spot (or multiple) at the car display. Samuel Colt is being celebrated for being one of Hartford's most important innovators. The event is July 19th, and includes free tours, exhibits, and a festival in Colt park (lots of...

@Cottonwood I get somewhat different estimate for pre-heating the battery (perhaps I'm missing something). The following article gives Specific heat (Cp) for the Panasonic 18650 cell (http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/146/3/947.abstract) as 0.96 J/(g-K) or 960 J/(Kg-K). Since one Joule equal one...

I can also confirm the northbound charging station is working (northernmost stall). Used it on the way home from the LA-NYC record setting finish (1/2/14)! On the MS60 I saw charging rates as high as 220mph I believe. The photo shows 198mph towards the end of my brief stay.

A few more pics from this morning. My precious 5 month old son and I made the 2hr drive down from CT to meet the team as they arrived at City Hall while mom enjoyed the morning off. We arrived about 7:10 and hunted with another Model S until finding a few waiting team members on the east side...

I'll be at City hall....black MS60 from CT.

I concur! 1030 N Center Ave, Somerset, PA 15501 to New York City Hall - Google Maps

Same assumption on my end. Since they can get 170miles range in 30 minutes, and google only shows 2hrs 4mins from Newark to City Hall, I would think City Hall is possibly 2.5 hrs from arrival at Newark. Just enough time for me to shoot down from the Hartford area...which is totally nuts. But...

@AIMc Which way are you leaning on Hagerstown?

Cali time zone would make sense. Looks like sunset happened during their photo at Maumee. So, if they hit Maumee at 5:40pm EST, then Google shows 654mi to City Hall. Optimistically traveling at 70mph this would take 9hrs 20min. Add 3 stops at an optimistic 0.5hrs ea, and its 10hrs 50min...

Anyone else guestimating a 2am-ish arrival at City Hall in NYC? My guess is they skip the Hagerstown stop since there is only 240 mi from Somerset to Newark (only 226 if they go through Harrisburg instead). Looked like they hit Macedonia near the twitter posting of 5.48pm since it was dark...

@Iz -awesome! What was your rated range before and after balancing? I was down to 201miles prior to the fall. Hard to tell since the cold weather. Can't wait to try the merrit sc's!

@mcfadyena - I posted some results of an experiment I ran over the the New England forum (Effects of Winter on Energy Consumption). I tried to put some number to what we've been experiencing.

Added a few points with Range Mode (EcoMode HVAC) at Roberts suggestion. Looks like about 100 Wh/mile benefit for the two points I collected (27-28F). In this setting, I did find that after 25 minutes of heating at my work parking lot (no plug), interior temperature increased only from 40F to...

Agree Robert, range mode seems to be the best option right now for reducing winter Whm. As stated in your other post, the climate control and battery warming should be separate options. I'll try to add another regression factor for range mode. That said, eco hvac doesn't cut it without...

Interesting Doug. I wonder if the same is true with Nissan's new heat pump climate control. They claim to be the first massed produced EV with a heat pump environmental climate control. Heat-Pump Cabin Heater | NISSAN | TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. If only Tesla would do the same...

Hello again fellow New Englanders! With the polar vortex visiting us more frequently now, I was a little surprised by just how much the energy seems to go into heating the car on short trips. I wanted to quantify this a bit with the goal of hopefully identifying some improvements. Green car...

Standard coils here. I went this route for long term maintenance concerns, and I'm very pleased. I much prefer this setup with 19s to the P85+ loaner which had more road noise due to 21s and what felt like a harsher ride.

That's great to know! I'll give that a try tomorrow. Perhaps that should be default, or at least more obvious. I can see lots of potential confusion over this for the "turn key" user.

Great subject! I would like to see an option to not heat the battery during short trips. I'd rather have an option to accept a reduced power limit. i've recently averaged ~700 wH/mile for a 4.5 mile trip in 14F weather. And, this was just a 60kWh vehicle. That's equivalent to achieving...